But Bashar al-Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian Kurds have faced years of ...

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are key water sources for Iraq. About 75 percent of Iraq’s water comes from neighboring Iran and Turkey, and 20 to 25 percent is from internal sources.

As well as more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian Kurds have faced years of conflict with its northern neighbour, Turkey - a battle ... territory west of the River Euphrates from the SDF.

Those rivers were the Tigris and the Euphrates, which flowed from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf. Along the Euphrates ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

a name that translates as ‘between the rivers’ – in other words the ‘Fertile Crescent’ that spreads out from the Tigris and the Euphrates. On a modern map this would be Iraq, Syria and the Levant, ...

"Damascus must be under full Israeli control, and we will ensure that it comes under our control," he further noted. "Syria is our bridge to the Euphrates, and in the future we will reach Iraq and ...

Shubber emphasized the significant role of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in supplying Iraq's water resources and highlighted the high risk of their decline due to ongoing climate challenges.

Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire. By Ben Hubbard and ...